Larger tank owners. How do you handle a water change. Any tips or tricks?

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I have a 100 gallon. I want to get a Python system but don't have the money right now(16 years old, very chronically ill so I can't get a job). I have a hose just for my tank, I stick the small tube from my gravel vac as far as it'll go into my hose, and drain it into my bathtub. Then I attach the hose to the sink, run it into the bath for just a little bit to make sure all the gross water is out, then put the end of the hose into the tank and fill. :)


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stymie said:
I read your comments too and could say the same to you. You gave advice. Most just *****ed. Good work by you.
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Lol I edited my post but ya I hope he takes J.lake's offer or even my offer as I have the space for them. I just have to get rid of my cichlids in my 450g then I'll have room for them if he donates. I highly doubt he will though as he doesn't even know us in person.


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I made a gravel vac out of 1.5" sump hose and 2" PVC Pipe. I use 3/4" hose connected to my kitchen sink to refill.

I actually did a 250G water change today...took over 3 hours to refill the tank...I have really low water pressure.

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I have a auto drip setup for my 450g tank. I have a drain in my sump so it wont over fill and a drain in the tank hooked up to a shutoff. I drain my sump 1 or 2 times a week and let it fill back up. The drip comes from my R/O filter, so I also have a little of the well water drip into the tank to add the dissolved solids back in. I would guess I change about 50% to 75% per week. My tank is almost complete automated, except gravel vacuuming.
 
I use python to drain. i dont reccomend adding tap water to your tank directly as chlorine will kill the bactiria in your filter, a conditioner will remove it but it should be treated prior to adding it to your tank. I use a 40gal conainer that i fill with cold water via python, i use cold water because it has less metals, depending on the hot water heater and pipes. Then i add prime and i use an aquarium heater. I also have a pump in the container circulating the water, i leave it for 24 hr and use the same pump to pump it via python hose into my tank, i used to use salt but have stopped. Sound like alot but its great, it takes less than 10 min to set the bin up and i can leave it for days if i dont need it then less than 10 min to fill the tank when i need it, fast and efficient, declorinated and proper temp. I use 3-4 bins worth a week as i have a bunch of tanks. This method cut maintenance time down tremendously, 5 tanks. A little over 2 hours work with water changes weekly spread out over 4 days

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My friend has a simular method only auto fills tank, he has a constant water change system that rocks, tank is drilled with bulkhead water is alwas pumping into the tank at a low rate then as the tank water gets higher it drains though the bulkheaddown to a basment drain. His bin is filled with crushed coral ( he has africans) and pumps the water up into his tank, the bin is auto filled via sulanoid. Used same tecneique that he built for his hatchery on a small scale, im really jelous. His tank is basically like a river, he has well water and no chlorine. Because of this method he clesns his filter once every 6 months and that is his only mantinance.

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sorry if i am misunderstanding you but you should never release a fish into the wild.
1. It could survive and reproduce
2. It could give/spread disease
3. It gives us a bad name and depending on the fish it could hurt somebody
 
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